Starting device for engines.



J. A. WALKER.

STARTING DEVICE FOR ENGINES.

APPLIOATIONTILED JULY 19,1911.

Patented May 7, 1912.

( l n ve n tor @a Attdrneys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AMES A. WALKER, or ROCKFORD, rimmors.

STARTING DEVICE FOR ENGINES.

.This invention relates to starting devices for en 'nes and particularly to starting devices. or automobiles having internal combustion eiigin'es' The objeetrof this invention is to provide means foriz readilystarting the engine from theiopera tors or chauffeurs seat, whereby it b ary 4 Anothe sobje'cty-isto: provide means for disengaging; the starting mechanism from the crank: tjjthe-endjof the impelling stroke or movement. of": the starting mechanism.

\Vit-h the above andother objects in view this inventioii resides in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts s hereinafter described'and claimed and as hown in the accompanying drawings. in hichsimilar reference characters indicate imilar parts,- and in which-.-

Figu're Iis a side elevation of the starting evieeap'plied to an automobile engine. a ragmental portion of the automobile being hOWm-andthe relative parts being shown t the end of their impelling stroke. Fig.

.1 is a top plan view thereof, with parts" broken away. Fig. 3 is a front elevation. pvithparts broken away.. Ifig. at is a side elevation of a modified means for oscillating the rookshaft, parts broken away.

l Referring specifically to the drawings. 5 desi ates the operators seat of the auto- Iinobde; 21, the foot board; M,"the internal combustion engine; S, the engine crank aft having the clutch member 16: andQi The starter crank shaft mounted in a bear- 11g on the cross beam 19 and having the .orward crank handle C and the rear clutch Tinember 17 adapted toengage the clutch member. 16. Between the clutch member 17 qnd the cross beam 19 is compressibly disposed a eoiled spring 18 on thecrank shaft 34 giving an inward tension to said (rank shaft and clutch member .7.

i A longitudinal rock shaftfl extends from posit-ion below the operator's seat to the t-ront end of the automobile and is sup- I Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Application filed July 19,

cross beam 19.

islfnotineeessary :.to start the engine from the,

Patented May 7, 1912,

1911. Serial No. 639.405.

mounted in the body or frame thereof; the

bearing 11 being preferably secured to the rear end of the rock shaft 9 extends up through a lateral'slot 23 in the foot board As shown, the .1 'ock shaft 9 is below the foot board 21 and'a't one side". of the eng1ne.'- A starting lever 6 on' the to a position below theseat" and 1a t s'-.u1e'=' upper handle 7. A leaf spring S is (securedto the seat-frame 26 and has tl1e free=end thereof ollset to forma shoulder lwhen' the lever 6 is swung in an erect position the': shoulder 22 snaps over-"*thesrdes thereof" to retain same in such position. I

An arm 1-2 is secured to tl1e. 'front;en d of the rockshaft 9'and anal-11114 somew'l'ia' shorter than the arm, 12 extends-tfi'oinitlie i.

flat bar of resilient metal connects the'arnis 12 and 14 and by reason of itsgresilieney In operation. the'spring S is released from the lever G and the lever is depressed to A cam 23 is secured to the cross beam' make the arms l2 and H assumea suitable position for starting. the arm 14 slidingoit' of the cam 23. allowing the clutch member 17 to be sprung inward to engage the clutch member 16. Then by raising the lever G by manual 'foree motionis innx-lled'to the engine crank shaft to start the engine and at the end of the impelling stroke the arm 14 strikes'the cam :23 to lisengage the clutch members. The ratio of the length of arms 19 and 1-1 allows for a comparatively short stroke of the lever 6 with respect tothe stroke of the crank shaft. wherelrv upon a slight movement ofthe lever 6 the crank shaftis given a suitable movement to start the engine. The crank 8 also holds the said parts in position at the end of the iu'lpelli-ng stroke to prevent the reverse movement thereof until desired.

In the form shown in Fig. l-the rock shaft 9 is provided with a bevel gear 30 which meshes with a bevel gear 10 to which Ported in suitable bearings 10 and It is attached a longitudinally swinging lever 6 having; the outerhandle 7'. In substi-.

tuting this means for actuating .the rock shaft the ogerator gives .the lever 6 an upward and awkward pull which starts the engine instead of giving the same a lateral an upward swing as is necessary with the lever 6. It is understood, however,. that either of the means for actuating the rock shaftcanbeused.' e

If desired, the engine may be started from the fi-ontof the automobile in the customary manner by means of the crank C. Havingv described my invention what I claim as new is:

1. The combination with an engine crank shaft and a clutch member thereon, of a starter crank shaft, a clutch member car- .a lied thereby-to engage the former clutch member, an arm projecting from the starter crank shaft, a cam mounted in the path of the said arm to disengage the clutch memvbers, arock shaft, an arm secured thereto,

and a resilient pitman connected to said arm and giving an inward tension the said starter crankshaft.

-2. The combination with ,an e nginecrank shaft and aclutch member thereon, of'a member carried b" thesaid starter crank shaft and adapted. to engage the former clutch member, an arm' projecting from the starter crank shaft,- a cam moun ted in the path of said arm to disen age the said clutch members, a rock sha an "arm-se cured thereto, a pitman connecting the said arms, a lever secured tothe said rock shaft,

spring-pressed starter crank shaft, a clutch and a spring adapted to engage the lever at Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. O. r 

